All your festival listings for Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Duluth, Brainerd, Rochester, Marshall, Blaine, Detroit Lakes and all of Minnesota.

Welcome to Minnesota’s most comprehensive festival guide where you can find all of the music festivals, food festivals, cultural festivals, art festivals, historical festivals, wine and beer festivals and more in such cities as Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Duluth, Brainerd, Rochester, Marshall, Blaine, Detroit Lakes and everywhere in-between in Minnesota.

This guide does NOT include county/animal fairs, conventions/expos or events lacking the 3 essentials of a festival (food, vendors and entertainment). Feel free to contact me if you have a question about your event.

Also, please check dates and festival websites in links provided as time approaches, especially for any listings where there is an * (asterisk) next to the date. This means that the date is unconfirmed.

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JANUARY

1/6* – Ice Fest – Breezy Point

1/12-1/13* – Gichi Manidoo Giizis (Great Spirit Moon) Pow Wow – Carlton
1/13 – Mankato Craft Beer Expo – Mankato

1/17-1/21 – The World Snow Sculpting Championship – Stillwater

1/23-1/28* – Bold and Cold Winter Festival – Owatonna
1/27* – Icebox Days – International Falls

FEBRUARY

2/1 – Rondo Night (Saint Paul Winter Carnival) – Saint Paul
2/1-2/3 – Winterfest in Crosslake – Crosslake
2/1-2/4 – Ely Winter Festival I – Ely
2/3 – Luminary Loppet – Minneapolis
2/3 – Brewsology Beer Fest – Saint Paul
2/3 – Fire and Ice Fest – Redwood Falls
2/3 – Chanhassen February Festival – Chanhassen

2/5-2/11 – Ely Winter Festival II – Ely
2/8-2/9* – Minnesota Ice Castles – Maple Grove
2/9-2/10 – Winter Frolic – Two Harbors
2/10 – Kites on Ice Festival – Buffalo

2/15-2/16* – Big Turn Music Festival – Red Wing
2/15-2/17* – Prairie Island Winter Wacipi – Welch
2/15-2/19 – Winterfest – Stillwater

2/23-2/24* – Grumpy Old Men Festival – Wabasha
2/24 – Winter Beer Dabbler – Falcon Heights

MARCH

3/1-3/3* – The Food and Wine Experience – Eagan
3/1-3/3 – Minnesota Bluegrass Winter Weekend – Plymouth

3/16 – St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration – Crosslake
3/16* – Celtic Festival – Moorhead
3/17* – St. Patrick’s Day Irish Celebration – Saint Paul

3/23* – Big Bad Beer Fest – Golden Valley
3/23 – Rochester Thaw Music Festival – Rochester

APRIL

4/13* – WorldFest – Marshall
4/13* – Goat Fest at Schram Haus Brewery – Chaska
4/13 – Minnesota Craft Beer Festival – Minneapolis
4/13* – Woodlands and High Plains Pow Wow – Moorhead

4/25* – Taste of McGregor – McGregor
4/27* – Uncorked:: Minnesota Wine Fest – Saint Paul
4/28 – Homegrown Music Festival I – Duluth

4/29-5/4 – Homegrown Music Festival II – Duluth

MAY

5/5* – Albert Lea Cinco de Mayo – Albert Lea

5/10-5/12 – Springtime and Sunshine Festival – Anoka
5/10-5/12 – Shepherd’s Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival – Lake Elmo
5/11* – MANIFEST – Mankato

5/16-5/18 – Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds – Multiple Cities
5/17-5/19* – Art-A-Whirl – Minneapolis
5/17-5/19* – SEMBA May Bluegrass Festival – Houston
5/18* – Rochester Pride – Rochester
5/18 – Made in Minnesota Craft Beer and Wine Festival – Marshall
5/18* – Cinco de Mayo: Festival Latino – Willmar
5/18 – Belwin Bison Festival – Lakeland
5/18-5/19* – Duluth Dylan Fest I – Duluth
5/19* – Spirit Fest – Hibbing
5/19* – Syttende Mai Celebration – Sunburg

5/20-5/26* – Duluth Dylan Fest II – Duluth
5/23* – Wild Nights at the Minnesota Zoo I – Apple Valley
5/25* – Red, White and Blues Festival – Waconia
5/25-5/26* – Spring Into Summer Fest – Alexandria
5/25-5/26* – Minnesota Songkran Festival – Saint Paul
5/26* – Beer, Bands and Bacon Festival – Henricks

5/30-6/2 – Buffalo Days Celebration – Luverne
5/31-6/1* – Street Faire at the Lakes – Detroit Lakes

JUNE

6/1* – Art in the Hallow – Saint Paul
6/1* – Springfest Artisan Fair – Norwood Young America
6/1* – Hastings Pride Festival – Hastings
6/1* – St. Anthony Park Arts Festival – Saint Paul
6/1* – Pride in the Park – Northfield
6/1* – WaterFest – Saint Paul
6/1* – Burnsville Pride Celebration – Burnsville
6/1* – Rhubarb Festival – Lanesboro
6/1* – Asian Fair – Plymouth
6/1* – East Central Minnesota Pride – Pine City
6/1* – New London Porchfest – New London
6/1-6/2* – Train Days – Saint Paul
6/2 – Grand Old Day – Saint Paul

6/5-6/9* – Albertville Friendly City Days – Albertville
6/6* – Wild Nights at the Minnesota Zoo II – Apple Valley
6/6* – New Brighton Juneteenth Celebration – New Brighton
6/6-6/8 – Explore West St. Paul Days – West St. Paul
6/6-6/9* – Judy Garland Festival – Grand Rapids
6/6-6/9* – Celebration – Chanhassen
6/7* – Northborn Days – Warroad
6/7-6/8* – Fergus Falls Summerfest – Fergus Falls
6/7-6/8* – Smokin’ in Steele BBQ and Blues Festival – Owatonna
6/7-6/8 – Interlaken Heritage Days – Fairmont
6/7-6/8* – Flint Hills Family Festival – Saint Paul
6/7-6/9* – St. Francis Pioneer Days – St. Francis
6/7-6/9 – Edina Art Fair – Edina
6/7-6/9* – Kickoff Jam – Richmond
6/7-6/9* – White Earth Treaty Day Celebration and Pow Wow – White Earth
6/7-6/9* – Pine Island Cheese Festival – Pine Island
6/7-6/9* – Worthington Windsurfing Regatta – Worthington
6/7-6/9* – Windom Riverfest – Windom
6/8 – Russell Bandwagon Days – Russell
6/8* – Cook County Pride – Grand Marais
6/8* – St. Paul Summer Beer Fest – Saint Paul
6/8* – Rosé Fest – Saint Paul
6/8* – Golden Valley Pride Festival – Golden Valley
6/8-6/9* – Chalkfest Maple Grove – Maple Grove
6/8-6/9* – Deutsche Tage/German Days – Saint Paul
6/9* – Marshall Pride Celebration at Independence Park – Marshall
6/6* – Wild Nights at the Minnesota Zoo II – Apple Valley
6/6* – New Brighton Juneteenth Celebration – New Brighton
6/6-6/9* – Judy Garland Festival – Grand Rapids
6/6-6/9* – Celebration – Chanhassen
6/7* – Northborn Days – Warroad
6/7-6/8* – Fergus Falls Summerfest – Fergus Falls
6/7-6/8* – Smokin’ in Steele BBQ and Blues Festival – Owatonna
6/7-6/8 – Interlaken Heritage Days – Fairmont
6/7-6/8* – Flint Hills Family Festival – Saint Paul
6/7-6/9* – St. Francis Pioneer Days – St. Francis
6/7-6/9 – Edina Art Fair – Edina
6/7-6/9* – Kickoff Jam – Richmond
6/7-6/9* – White Earth Treaty Day Celebration and Pow Wow – White Earth
6/7-6/9* – Pine Island Cheese Festival – Pine Island
6/7-6/9* – Worthington Windsurfing Regatta – Worthington
6/7-6/9* – Windom Riverfest – Windom
6/8 – Russell Bandwagon Days – Russell
6/8* – Cook County Pride – Grand Marais
6/8* – St. Paul Summer Beer Fest – Saint Paul
6/8* – Rosé Fest – Saint Paul
6/8* – Golden Valley Pride Festival – Golden Valley
6/8-6/9* – Chalkfest Maple Grove – Maple Grove
6/8-6/9* – Deutsche Tage/German Days – Saint Paul
6/9* – Marshall Pride Celebration at Independence Park – Marshall

6/11-6/15* – Atwater Festival Days – Atwater
6/12-6/15 – Kick’n Up Kountry – Karlstad
6/12-6/16* – Winona Steamboat Days – Winona
6/13* – Marketfest I (Manitou Days) – White Bear Lake
6/13-6/15* – Faribault Heritage Celebration – Faribault
6/13-6/15* – Town and Country Days – Paynesville
6/13-6/16* – Fulda Wood Duck Festival – Fulda
6/14-6/15 – Winstock – Winsted
6/14-6/15 – Spunktacular Days – Avon
6/14-6/15* – Mankato Solstice Outdoor Music Festival – Mankato
6/14-6/16 – Lower Sioux Indian Community Wacipi – Lower Sioux
6/14-6/16* – Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Grand Celebration – Hinckley
6/14-6/16* – Pow Wow I – Mountain Lake
6/14-6/16 – Buffalo Days – Buffalo
6/15* – Chaska Pride Picnic – Chiaska
6/15* – Food Truck Extravaganza – Lake Elmo
6/15* – Hopkins Pride Festival – Hopkins
6/15* – Farm Fest (Rochesterfest) – Rochester
6/15 – STP Pride – Saint Paul
6/15* – Albert Lea Pride Festival – Albert Lea
6/15* – Red Wing Pride Celebration – Red Wing
6/15* – Flamingo Fest at Bent Paddle – Duluth
6/15* – Midsommar Celebration – Minneapolis
6/15* – St. Louis Park Parktacular – St. Louis Park
6/15* – Lakes Area Pride Festival – Alexandria
6/15 – St. Paul Pride Festival – Saint Paul
6/15* – Firefly Festival – Baxter
6/15* – Juneteenth Celebration Roseville – Roseville
6/15 – Curd Fest – Brooten
6/15* – Owatonna Juneteenth Celebration – Owatonna
6/15-6/16* – Land of the Loon Festival – Virginia
6/15-6/16 – Stone Arch Bridge Festival – Minneapolis
6/16* – St. Louis Park Juneteenth Celebration – St. Louis Park
6/18* – Polish Day – Florian

6/17-6/18* – Pow Wow II – Mountain Lake
6/18-6/21* – Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest – Cottage Grove
6/18-6/22* – Rochesterfest – Rochester
6/19* – Juneteenth Minnesota – Minneapolis
6/19* – Bloomington Juneteenth Celebration – Bloomington
6/19-6/20* – Rock the Bayfront Festival (Grandma’s Marathon) – Duluth
6/19-6/23 – Willmar Fests – Willmar
6/20* – Taste of Rosefest (Rosefest) – Roseville
6/20* – Wild Nights at the Minnesota Zoo III – Apple Valley
6/20* – Kingfield PorchFest – Minneapolis
6/20* – Marketfest II (Manitou Days) – White Bear Lake
6/20-6/22 – Rockin’ Rogers – Rogers
6/20-6/23* – Big Lake Spud Fest – Big Lake
6/20-6/23* – Columbia Heights Jamboree – Columbia Heights
6/20-6/23 – Farmington Dew Days – Farmington
6/20-6/23* – Water Ski Days – Lake City
6/21-6/22* – Summer Splash – Redwood Falls
6/21-6/22 – Twin Cities Jazz Festival – Saint Paul
6/21-6/22 – Scandinavian Festival – Moorhead
6/21-6/22 – Waam Fest – Wayzata
6/21-6/22* – Leech Lake Days – Cass Lake
6/21-6/23 – Wayzata Art Experience – Wayzata
6/21-6/23 – Back to the 50’s Weekend – Saint Paul
6/22* – Minnetonka Summer Fest – Minnetonka
6/22* – Midsommardagen – St. Croix
6/22* – Brooklyn Park Arts Festival – Brooklyn
6/22* – CHUM Rhubarb Festival – Duluth
6/22* – Pine City Freedom Fest – Pine City
6/22* – Minnesota Food Truck Festival: Hopkins – Hopkins
6/22* – Borealis Brewfest – McGregor
6/22* – Westbrook Fun Days – Westbrook
6/22-6/23* – Taste of Greece Duluth – Duluth
6/22-6/23* – The Point Park Art Fair – Duluth
6/22-6/23* – Afton Strawberry Festival and Marketplace – Afton

6/24-6/29 – Oakdale Summer Fest – Oakdale
6/27* – Marketfest III (Manitou Days) – White Bear Lake
6/27 – Lemonade Concert and Art Fair – St. Cloud
6/27-6/29 – Vicki’s Camp N Country Jam – Redwood Falls
6/28* – Northern Haze Cannabis Festival at Bent Paddle – Duluth
6/28-6/29* – Laporte Independence Days – Laporte
6/28-6/30 – Blaine Festival – Blaine
6/28-6/30 – Kaposia Days – South St. Paul
6/28-6/30* – Henderson Sauerkraut Days – Henderson
6/28-6/30* – Apple Valley Freedom Days I – Apple Valley
6/29 – Water Tower Festival – Pipestone
6/29* – Buhl Indepedence Day Celebration – Buhl
6/29* – Melrose Riverfest – Melrose
6/29* – Prinsburg 4th of July Celebration – Prinsburg
6/29* – Ham Lake Freedom Festival – Ham Lake
6/29-6/30 – Eagan Art Festival – Eagan
6/29-6/30 – Twin Cities Pride Festival – Minnesota

6/30-7/4* – Delano 4th of July Celebration – Delano

JULY

7/1-7/4* – Apple Valley Freedom Days II – Apple Valley
7/2-7/4* – Aurora Patriotic Days – Aurora
7/2-7/4* – Coon Rapids 4th of July Celebration – Coon Rapids
7/2-7/4* – Eagan July 4th Funfest – Eagan
7/2-7/4 – Chanhassen 4th of July Celebration – Chanhassen
7/3* – Taste of Minnesota – Minneapolis
7/3* – Summer Fete – Bloomington
7/3* – Nisswa Freedom Day – Nisswa
7/3* – July 3rd Celebration – Minneapolis
7/3* – Beach Bash – Worthington
7/3-7/4* – Stewartville Summerfest – Stewartville
7/3-7/4* – Austin Freedom Festival – Austin
7/3-7/4* – Joetown Rocks Parish Festival – St. Joseph
7/3-7/4* – 4th of July Hometown Celebration – Eden Prairie
7/3-7/4* – Stars and Stripes Days – Pequot Lakes
7/4* – July 4th Party in the Park (Rosefest) – Roseville
7/4* – Wild Nights at the Minnesota Zoo IV – Apple Valley
7/4* – Marketfest IV (Manitou Days) – White Bear Lake
7/4* – Brainerd 4th of July Celebration – Brainerd
7/4* – Warroad 4th of July Celebration – Warroad
7/4* – Rochester 4th Fest – Rochester
7/4* – City of Duluth Fourth Fest – Duluth
7/4* – 4th of July at Turner Fall Park – New Ulm
7/4* – Walker’s Old Fashioned 4th of July – Walker
7/4* – Fireworks and Family Fun (Pan-O-Prog) – Lakeville
7/4-7/7 – Spicer 4th of July Celebration – Spicer
7/4-7/7* – Two Harbors Heritage Days – Two Harbors
7/5-7/6* – Madelia Park Days – Madelia
7/5-7/6* – Corn and Clover Carnival – Hinckley
7/5-7/6* – Mendota Days – Mendota
7/5-7/6* – Festival of Asian Nations Market (Pan-O-Prog) – Lakeville
7/5-7/6* – Balaton Fun Fest – Balaton
7/5-7/7* – Bay Days – Silver Bay
7/5-7/7* – Prairie Island Indian Community Wacipi – Welch
7/5-7/7* – Deer River Wild Rice Festival – Deer River
7/5-7/7* – Bike Duluth Festival – Duluth
7/6* – WSP Pride – West St. Paul
7/6* – Starbuck Heritage Days – Starbuck
7/6* – Watona Park Blues Festival – Madelia
7/6* – Hibbing Jubilee – Hibbing
7/6* – Prinsburg 4th of July Celebration – Prinsburg
7/6* – Wordplay – Minneapolis
7/6* – Jeffers Outlaw Days – Jeffers
7/6-7/7* – Blue Earth Giant Days – Blue Earth
7/6-7/7* – Phelps Mill Festival – Underwood
7/6-7/7* – Hmong International Freedom Festival – Saint Paul
7/6-7/7* – Wine Meets Art Festival – Stillwater
7/6-7/7* – Art Stock Art, Wine and Music Festival – Chaska
7/6-7/7* – Hovland Arts Festival – Hovland
7/7* – Steele County Historical Society Extravaganza – Owatonna
7/7* – Brainerd Arts in the Park – Brainerd

7/9* – Rockin’ Robbins I – Willmar
7/10-7/12 – Sidewalk Days – Duluth
7/10-7/13 – Karl Oskar Days – Lindström
7/10-7/14 – Maple Grove Days – Maple Grove
7/10-7/14* – Hopkins Rasberry Festival – Hopkins
7/10-7/14* – Sinclair Lewis Days – Sauk Centre
7/10-7/14* – Hopkins Raspberry Festival – Hopkins
7/11* – Marketfest V (Manitou Days) – White Bear Lake
7/11 – Hot Dog Nite – Luverne
7/11-7/13 – Dutch Festival – Edgerton
7/11-7/13* – Worthington International Festival – Worthington
7/11-7/14* – Pan-O-Prog – Lakeville
7/11-7/14* – Lutsong Music Festival – Lutsen
7/11-7/14 – Whiz Bang Days – Robbinsdale
7/12-7/13 – Rhythm of the River Music Festival – Jackson
7/12-7/13* – Fire and Ice Festival – Chaska
7/12-7/13 – Iconic Fest – Brainer
7/12-7/13* – River Rib Fest – Watertown
7/12-7/13 – RiverSong Music Festival – Hutchinson
7/12-7/13 – Lakefront Music Fest – Prior Lake
7/12-7/13* – Wannigan Days River Spirit Celebration – Taylors Falls/St. Croix Falls, WI
7/12-7/14* – Detroit Lakes Northwest Water Carnival I – Detroit Lakes
7/12-7/14* – Minnehaha Falls Art Fair – Minneapolis
7/12-7/14 – Bridge City Music Festival – Eveleth
7/12-7/14* – Lumberjack Days – Stillwater
7/13* – Rare Beer Picnic – Moorhead
7/13* – Fete des Lacs/Festival of Lakes – Centerville
7/13* – Hewitt Pickle Fest – Hewitt
7/13* – Minnesota Scottish Fair Street Party – Saint Paul
7/13* – West End Block Party – St. Louis Park
7/13* – Raspberries and Wine Festival at Winehaven – Chisago City
7/13-7/14 – Grand Marais Arts Festival – Grand Marais
7/13-7/14 – Watermark Art Festival – Bemidji
7/13-7/14* – St. George Middle Eastern Festival – West St. Paul
7/13-7/14* – Lynlake Street Art Series – Minneapolis
7/14* – Bastille Day – Minneapolis
7/14* – Sacred Heart Freeport Festival – Freeport

7/15-7/21* – Detroit Lakes Northwest Water Carnival II – Detroit Lakes
7/16* – Rockin’ Robbins II – Willmar
7/16-7/17 – Bean Hole Days – Pequot Lakes
7/18* – Wild Nights at the Minnesota Zoo V – Apple Valley
7/18* – Marketfest VI (Manitou Days) – White Bear Lake
7/18-7/20* – Owatonna Gem Days – Owatonna
7/18-7/20* – New London Water Days – New London
7/18-7/20 – Spirit of the Lakes Festival – Mound
7/18-7/21 – Bavarian Blast – New Ulm
7/19-7/20* – Twin Cities Carifest – Minneapolis
7/19-7/21* – Rivertown Days – Hastings
7/19-7/21* – Aebleskiver Days – Tyler
7/19-7/21 – Belle Plaine BBQ Days –
7/19-7/21* – Slice of Shoreview – Shoreview
7/20* – Quartziter Days – Jasper
7/20* – Sacred Heart Polish Fest – Minneapolis
7/20* – Truman Days – Truman
7/20* – Firefest – Cold Spring
7/20* – St. Mary of Czestochowa Parish Festival – Delano
7/20* – Festival by the Lake – Duluth
7/20 – Bayfront Reggae and World Music Festival – Duluth
7/20* – Midtown Blues and Funk Fest – Saint Paul
7/20 – Pierz Freedom Fest – Pierz
7/20* – Minnesota Food Truck Festival: St Paul – Saint Paul
7/20* – Art on the Edge Festival – Minneapolis

7/23* – Rockin’ Robbins III – Willmar
7/25* – Marketfest VII (Manitou Days) – White Bear Lake
7/25* – Taste and Tour of Golden Valley – Golden Valley
7/25-7/27* – Leprechaun Days – Rosemount
7/25-7/27* – Dilworth Loco Daze – Dilworth
7/25-7/27 – The Great Midwest Rib Fest – Prior Lake
7/25-7/28 – Frazee Turkey Days – Frazee
7/26-7/28* – Center City Days – Center City
7/26-7/28* – Blueberry Art Festival – Ely
7/26-7/28 – Montgomery Kolacky Days – Montgomery
7/26-7/28* – Chaska River City Days – Chaska
7/26-7/28* – Glenwood Waterama – Glenwood
7/26-7/29 – Boats and Bluegrass – Winona
7/27* – All Pints North – Duluth
7/27 – Vintage Band Festival – Northfield
7/27* – Lake George Blueberry Festival – Lake George
7/27* – Goodridge Freedom Fest – Goodridge
7/27* – Corn Capital Days – Olivia
7/27* – St. Paul Water Lantern Festival – Saint Paul
7/27* – Loose Gravel Music Festival – Walnut Grove
7/27-7/28 – Alexandria Art in the Park – Alexandria
7/27-7/28* – Loring Park Art Festival – Minneapolis
7/27-7/28* – Waconia Wine Festival – Waconia
7/28* – The PeopleFest! Party – Eden Prairie
7/28* – St. Wendelin Parish Festival – Luxemburg

7/30* – Rockin’ Robbins IV – Willmar
7/31-8/3 – Lake Bemidhi Dragon Boat Festival – Bemidji

AUGUST

8/1* – Wild Nights at the Minnesota Zoo VI – Apple Valley
8/1-8/3 – WE Fest – Detroit Lakes
8/1-8/3 – Spirit Valley Days – Duluth
8/1-8/4* – Minnesota Fringe Festival I – Minneapolis
8/1-8/4* – Ribfest – Mankato
8/2-8/3 – City on the Hill Music Festival – Duluth
8/2-8/3* – Rockbee Music Festival – Cherry
8/2-8/3* – Blue Collar Festival – Faribault
8/2-8/4* – Parkers Prairie Fall Festival – Parkers Prairie
8/2-8/4* – Pezihutazizi Oyate Traditional Wacipi – Granite Falls
8/2-8/4 – Uptown Art Fair – Minneapolis
8/2-8/4* – Lake Itasca Family Music Festival – Lake Itasca
8/2-8/4* – Belgian American Days – Ghent
8/3* – Lake Lillian Fun Days – Lake Lillian
8/3* – Leech Lake Area Block Party – Walker
8/3* – Pennock Fun Days – Pennock
8/3 – Albany Heritage Day – Albany
8/3* – Doc “Moonlight” Graham Days – Chisolm
8/3-8/4* – Slavic Experience – St. Louis Park
8/3-8/4* – Powderhorn Art Fair – Minneapolis
8/4* – Coffee, Chocolate and Cupcakes Festival – Shakopee

8/5-8/11* – Minnesota Fringe Festival II – Minneapolis
8/6-8/8 – Minnesota Farmfest – Morgan
8/7* – Columbia Heights Monarch Festival – Columbia Heights
8/8-8/11* – Minnesota Bluegrass August Festival – Richmond
8/9-8/10* – Gitchee Gumee Agate Festival – Duluth
8/9-8/10* – St. Michael Daze and Knights Festival – St. Michael
8/9-8/11* – Leech Lake Regatta – Walker
8/9-8/11 – Irish Fair of Minnesota – Saint Paul
8/9-8/11* – Rendezvous Days Celebration Powwow – Grand Portage
8/9-8/11* – Twin Cities Polish Festival – Minneapolis
8/9-8/11* – Clearwater Heritage Festival – Clearwater
8/9-8/11 – Bayfront Blues Festival – Duluth
8/9-8/11* – Rockford River Days – Rockford
8/10 – Iron Pride in the Park – Virginia
8/10* – Float-a-Palooza – Lake City
8/10 – Northwoods Art and Book Festival – Hackensack
8/10* – Tori Finnish Marketplace and Music Festival – Finland
8/10* – Crow Wing Viking Festival – Brainerd
8/10* – India Fest – Saint Paul
8/10* – Corn Days – Long Lake
8/10 – Minnesota Garlic Festival – Hutchinson
8/10* – Nershfest – Minneapolis
8/10* – Made in MN Beer Festival – Shakopee
8/10-8/11* – Thai Night Market – St. Louis Park
8/10-8/11* – Festival of Skalds – Cook
8/10-8/11* – Downtown Minneapolis Street Art Festival – Minneapolis
8/11* – Newport Pioneer Day – Newport
8/11* – St. Wenceslaus Festival – New Prague
8/11 – Community Hope Fest – Elk River
8/11* – Czech Heritage Festival – Bechyn

8/12-8/14 – Cokato Corn Carnival – Cokato
8/15* – Wild Nights at the Minnesota Zoo VII – Apple Valley
8/15* – Taste of Lakeville – Lakeville
8/15-8/17 – Ox Cart Days – Crookston
8/15-8/18* – Ki-Chi-Saga Days – Chisago City
8/15-8/18* – SEMBA August Bluegrass Festival – Houston
8/15-8/18* – Marshall Sounds of Summer – Marshall
8/16-8/17* – Med City Art Festival – Rochester
8/16-8/17* – Sabin Harvest Days – Sabin
8/16-8/17* – Kramarczuk’s Kielbasa Festival – Minneapolis
8/16-8/18 – Woodbury Days – Woodbury
8/16-8/18* – Cornfest – Ortonville
8/16-8/18* – Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Traditional Pow Wow – Onamia
8/16-8/18* – Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Wacipi – Shakopee
8/17* – One Way Festival – Willmar
8/17* – Cambridge Arts and Crafts Fair – Cambridge
8/17 – Milaca Homegrown Music Festival – Milaca
8/17* – Olcott Park Brew Fest – Virginia
8/17* – Hoghead Festival – Proctor
8/17* – Uptown Porchfest – Minneapolis
8/17* – Rockin’ Ribfest – Willmar
8/17* – Monticello Lions Brewfest – Monticello
8/17* – Eden Prairie Arts in the Park – Eden Prairie
8/17* – Minnesota Food Truck Festival: Anoka – Anoka
8/17-8/18 – Jacs Jam – Shakopee
8/17-8/18* – Asian Street Food Night Market – Saint Paul
8/17-8/18 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival I – Shakopee
8/17-8/18* – Vadnais Heights Heritage Days – Vadnais Heights
8/17-8/18* – St. Paul Park Heritage Days – St. Paul Park
8/18* – Open Streets Cedar Riverside – Minneapolis
8/18* – St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Festival – Corcoran
8/18 – Veseli Ho-Down at Most Holy Trinity Church – Veseli
8/18* – Como Park Japanese Obon Festival – Saint Paul

8/21-8/25* – Lakes Bluegrass Festival – Pine River
8/22-8/25* – Stiftungsfest – Norwood Young America
8/23-8/24* – Potato Days Festival – Barnesville
8/23-8/24* – Sunset Fest at St. Victoria Parish Family – Victoria
8/23-8/25* – Rochester GreekFest – Rochester
8/23-8/25 – Rural Music Fest – Isle
8/23-8/25* – Gladiolus Days – St. Charles
8/23-8/25 – Pioneer Days – Verndale
8/24* – Raymond Harvest Festival – Raymond
8/24* – Bemidji Pride – Bemidji
8/24-8/25* – St. Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Festival – South St. Paul
8/24-8/25* – Austin Artworks Festival – Austin
8/24-8/25* – Pierz Oktoberfest – Pierz
8/24-8/25* – Fort Belmont’s Pioneer Days – Jackson
8/24-8/25* – GoodStock – Spring Valley
8/24-8/25 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival II – Shakopee
8/25* – Millstream Arts Festival – St. Joseph
8/25* – St. John’s Church Fall Festival – New Ulm
8/25* – Sacred Heart Parish Festival – Sauk Rapids
8/25* – Church of St. Luke Parish Festival – Clearwater
8/25* – Clover Valley Farm Fest – Two Harbors

8/29* – Wild Nights at the Minnesota Zoo VIII – Apple Valley
8/29-9/1* – McGregor Wild Rice Days – McGregor
8/30-9/2 – Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion – Hawley
8/30-9/2* – Box Car Days – Tracy
8/30-9/2* – O-Bah-Shiing Labor Day Celebration Pow Wow – Ponemah
8/31-9/2 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival III – Shakopee

SEPTEMBER

9/1* – Ethiopian Fest of Minnesota – Eden Prairie
9/1* – Native American Music and Arts Festival – Onamia
9/1* – St. Rose of Lima Parish Festival – St. Rosa
9/2* – Waldfest – Stillwater

9/4-9/7* – Burnsville Festival and Fire Muster – Burnsville
9/4-9/8* – Defeat of Jesse James Days – Northfield
9/5-9/8* – Recfest Bluegrass Festival – Milaca
9/6* – St. Mary’s Germanfest – Stillwater
9/6-9/7* – St. Paul Oktoberfest – Saint Paul
9/6-9/7* – Jordan Heimatfest – Jordan
9/6-9/8 – James J. Hill Days – Wayzata
9/6-9/8* – Kellogg Watermelon Festival – Wabasha
9/6-9/8* – Mendota Mdewakanton Traditional Pow Wow – Mendota
9/6-9/8* – Holy Cross Catholic Church SeptemberFest – Minneapolis
9/6-9/8* – Radio Waves Music Festival – Grand Marais
9/6-9/8* – Boxelder Bug Days – Minneota
9/6-9/8* – Oletoberfest – Alexandria
9/6-9/8* – Cromwell Harvest Festival – Cromwell
9/6-9/8 – Taste of Greece Festival – Minneapolis
9/7* – Utschtallung/Heritage Fair – Mountain Lake
9/7* – St. Cloud Craft Beer and Ciderfest – St. Cloud
9/7 – Grand Rapids Riverfest – Grand Rapids
9/7* – Twin Cities Pagan Pride Fall Festival – Minneapolis
9/7* – Lake Superior Harvest Festival – Duluth
9/7 – Daisy Fest – Albert Lea
9/7* – Cloud Coffee Fest – St. Cloud
9/7* – Sandhill Crane Arts and Music Festival – Zimmerman
9/7* – St. Louis Park Art Fair – Minneapolis
9/7* – Wirtanen Farm Fall Festival – Makinen
9/7 – Linden Hills Woofstock – Linden Hills
9/7* – Washington County Bluegrass Festival – Lake Elmo
9/7* – Monson Lake Opry Festival – Sunburg
9/7* – Duluth-Superior Pride Festival – Duluth
9/7* – Hispanic Heritage Festival – Red Wing
9/7* – Mankato Pridefest – Mankato
9/7* – Monarch Festival/Festival de la Monarca – Minneapolis
9/7-9/8* – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest I – Freeport
9/7-9/8 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival IV – Shakopee
9/7-9/8* – Rock Bend Folk Festival – St. Peter
9/7-9/8* – St. Mary’s Fall Festival – Waverly
9/7-9/8* – Edina Fall into the Arts Festival – Edina
9/7-9/8* – Big Muddy Brew ‘N Que – Winona
9/8* – Bloomington Pride – Bloomington

9/12* – Wild Nights at the Minnesota Zoo IX – Apple Valley
9/12-9/15* – Infrasound Music Festival – Clarks Grove
9/12-9/15* – Albany Pioneer Days – Albany
9/13-9/14* – Shafer Days – Shafer
9/13-9/14 – Ukrainian Heritage Festival – Minneapolis
9/13-9/14* – King Turkey Day – Worthington
9/13-9/15 – Grape Stomp – Alexandria
9/13-9/15* – Duluth Oktoberfestival – Duluth
9/13-9/15* – Excelsior Apple Days – Excelsior
9/13-9/15* – La Crescent Apple Festival – La Crescent
9/13-9/15 – Mahkato Wacipi (Pow Wow) – Mankato
9/14* – North St. Paul Autumn Arts Festival – North St. Paul
9/14* – Nisswa Fall Festival and Smokin’ Hot BBQ – Nisswa
9/14 – Ethnic Fest – Walker
9/14* – Latino Fest – Rochester
9/14* – SquidFest – Granite Falls
9/14* – Rock’n The Grove – Maple Grove
9/14* – Mexican Independence Day Celebration – Albert Lea
9/14* – Marine Fall Festival – St. Croix
9/14* – St. Cloud Pride in the Park – St. Cloud
9/14* – Bend of the River Fall Festival – Mankato
9/14* – Wild Rice Festival – Roseville
9/14 – Nickle Dickle Day – Waconia
9/14* – Frantober Fest – Sartell
9/14* – Hinckley Fall Fest – Hinckley
9/14* – Blaine World Fest – Blaine
9/14* – Hungarian Harvest Fest – Kimball
9/14* – Buzz Fest – Bloomington
9/14* – Minnesota Children’s Book Festival – Red Wing
9/14* – Fiesta Latina – Saint Paul
9/14* – Fall Food Truck Fest – Rosemount
9/14* – Pow Wow and Native Arts Market (Art Block) – Eagan
9/14-9/15* – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest II – Freeport
9/14-9/15* – St. Peter’s Fall Festival – Forest Lake
9/14-9/15* – St. John the Baptist Rock the Lot and Fall Festival – Jordan
9/14-9/15 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival V – Shakopee
9/14-9/15* – St. Maron Lebanese Festival – Minneapolis
9/14-9/15* – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days I – Nisswa
9/14-9/15* – Sever’s Fall Festival I – Shakopee
9/14-9/15* – The Great Northern Squash Festival – Chaffey
9/14-9/15* – MinnesoThai Street Food Festival – St. Louis Park
9/15* – Almelund Apple Festival – Almelund
9/15 – Twin Cities Veg Fest – Saint Paul
9/15* – Arts on Fire (Art Block) – Eagan
9/15* – Penn Fest – Richfield
9/15* – Saint Andrew Fall Festival – Elk River
9/15* – St. Vincent de Paul Harvest Festival – Brooklyn Park
9/15* – Lakeville Art Festival – Lakeville

9/20* – Latin Music and Food Festival – Chaska
9/20-9/21* – Fall Fest at Saint Ambrose – Woodbury
9/20-9/22 – Church of the Annunciation September Fest – Minneapolis
9/20-9/22 – Guardian Angels Catholic Church Fall Festival – Oakdale
9/20-9/22* – St. Anastasia Family Fun Fest – Hutchinson
9/21 – Harvest Moon Beer and Wine Tasting Festival – Walker
9/21* – ROCtoberfest – St. Louis Park
9/21* – Chester Bowl Fall Fest – Duluth
9/21* – Fall’n Into Fun Fest – Litchfield
9/21* – Deep Roots Festival – Richville
9/21* – Big Tap ChautauquaFest – Bayfield
9/21* – American Indian Cancer Foundation’s Powwow for Hope – Saint Paul
9/21 – Powderhorn Porchfest – Minneapolis
9/21* – Scandinavian Festival – Proctor
9/21* – Nowthen Heritage Festival – Nowthen
9/21* – Columbia Heights Pride – Columbia Heights
9/21-9/22* – St. Sahag Armenian Festival – Saint Paul
9/21-9/22* – St. Timothy’s Fall Festival – Maple Lake
9/21-9/22* – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest III – Freeport
9/21-9/22* – Church of St. Peter Fall Festival – North St. Paul
9/21-9/22 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival VI – Shakopee
9/21-9/22* – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days II – Nisswa
9/21-9/22 – Lakeville Art Festival – Lakeville
9/21-9/22* – Jackelope Art Fair – Minneapolis
9/21-9/22* – Afton Art in the Park – Afton
9/21-9/22* – Sever’s Fall Festival II – Shakopee
9/22* – Most Holy Redeemer Parish Fall Festival – Montgomery

9/26-9/28 – Crosslake Days – Crosslake
9/27-9/28* – Shakopee Food Truck Festival – Shakopee
9/27-9/28* – Honktoberfest – Biwabik
9/27-9/29 – Minnesota Renaissance Festival VII – Shakopee
9/27-9/29* – Winona-Dakota Gathering, Homecoming and Wacipi – Winona
9/28* – Co-optoberfest – Minneapolis
9/28* – Rocktoberfest – St. Joseph
9/28* – Bienvenue Coffee Fest – Duluth
9/28* – Pease Pickle Festival – Pease
9/28* – Vergas Hairyman Festival – Vergas
9/28* – Stewartville Oktoberfest – Stewartville
9/28* – Guardian Angels Catholic Church Fall Festival – Chaska
9/28 – Lester River Rendezvous – Duluth
9/28* – Smaczne Jablka Apple Festival – Winona
9/28* – Flannel Fest at Bent Paddle – Duluth
9/28* – Arts and Living History Festival – Marshall
9/28-9/29* – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest IV – Freeport
9/28-9/29* – St. Gabriel the Archangel Fall Festival – Hopkins
9/28-9/29* – Smaczne Jablka Apples Fest – Winona
9/28-9/29* – Johnny Appleseed Days – Lake City
9/28-9/29* – Duluth Apple Palooza at Beaver River Farm – Duluth
9/28-9/29* – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days III – Nisswa
9/28-9/29* – Sever’s Fall Festival III – Shakopee

OCTOBER

10/4-10/5* – Twin Cities Oktoberfest – Saint Paul
10/4-10/5* – New Ulm Oktoberfest I – New Ulm
10/4-10/5* – Roseau Fall Harvest Fest – Roseau
10/4-10/6 – Bayfield Apple Festival – Bayfield
10/4-10/6* – UffDa Fest – Spring Grove
10/5* – Atwater Oktoberfest – Atwater
10/5* – Iron Range Pasty Festival – Mt. Iron
10/5* – Austin Pride Festival – Austin
10/5* – Valley Brew Fest – Osceola
10/5* – Owámni Falling Water Festival – Minneapolis
10/5* – St. Mark’s Parish Festival – Saint Paul
10/5* – Ham Lake Brewfest – Ham Lake
10/5* – Blaine Oktoberfest – Blaine
10/5-10/6* – Big Island Rendezvous and Festival – Albert Lea
10/5-10/6* – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest V – Freeport
10/5-10/6* – Rivertown Fall Art Festival – Stillwater
10/5-10/6* – Apple Festival at Carpenter Nature Center – Hastings
10/5-10/6* – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days IV – Nisswa
10/5-10/6* – Sever’s Fall Festival IV – Shakopee

10/10-10/12* – Sandbar Storytelling Festival – Winona
10/11-10/12* – New Ulm Oktoberfest II – New Ulm
10/12* – Babinski Foundation Fall Festival – Pequot Lakes
10/12* – History Fest at McGowan Farm – Mankato
10/12* – Aurora Pumpkin Fest – Aurora
10/12 – St. Joe’s Fall Festival – New Hope
10/12* – Twin Cities Book Festival – Saint Paul
10/12* – Autumn Brew Review – Minneapolis
10/12* – BarktoberFest – Becker
10/12* – You Belong Fall Fest – Saint Paul
10/12* – Great Pumpkin Festival – Brainerd
10/12-10/13* – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest VI – Freeport
10/12-10/13* – Red Wing Arts Fall Festival – Red Wing
10/12-10/13* – Stillwater Harvest Fest – Stillwater
10/12-10/13* – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days V – Nisswa
10/12-10/13* – Sever’s Fall Festival V – Shakopee

10/17-10/20* – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest VII – Freeport
10/19* – Festival de las Calaveras – Saint Paul
10/19* – Marshall Oktoberfest – Marshall
10/19* – Flannel Fest at Pantown Brewing Co. – St. Cloud
10/19* – Minneapolis/Maple Grove Water Lantern Festival – Maple Grove
10/19* – Great Pumpkin Festival – St Louis Park
10/19-10/20* – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days VI – Nisswa
10/19-10/20* – Sever’s Fall Festival VI – Shakopee

10/26* – Mantorville Fall Festival – Mantorville
10/26* – Qtoberfest – Saint Paul
10/26* – Minnesota Bat Festival – Bloomington
10/26-10/27* – Van Beck Ranch Fall Farm Fest VII – Freeport
10/26-10/27* – Mead-toberfest – Mora
10/26-10/27* – Copper Creek Fall Festival Days VII – Nisswa
10/26-10/27* – Sever’s Fall Festival VII – Shakopee

NOVEMBER

11/2* – Tonka Brew Fest – Minnetrista

11/9* – MN Christmas Market at Erickson Farmstead – Isanti
11/9-11/10* – Festival of Trees – Duluth

11/14-11/17* – Glow Holiday Festival I – Saint Paul
11/14-11/17* – Winter Lights at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum I – Chaska
11/15-11/16* – Holiday Fair and Market – Saint Paul
11/15-11/19* – The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights I – Waconia
11/16* – MN Christmas Market at Union Depot – Saint Paul
11/16-11/17* – Bentleyville Tour of Lights I – Bentleyville
11/17* – HollyDazzle Festival of Lights – East Grand Forks

11/18-11/24* – Bentleyville Tour of Lights II – Bentleyville
11/18-11/24* – Winter Lights at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum II – Chaska
11/19-11/24* – The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights II – Waconia
11/20-11/24* – Glow Holiday Festival II – Saint Paul
11/22* – Nisswa City of Lights Celebration – Nisswa
11/22* – Melrose Area Holiday Kickoff – Melrose
11/22-11/24* – Holidazzle I – Minneapolis
11/22-11/23* – Festival of Lights – Walker
11/22-11/24* – Excelsior Christkindlsmarkt – Excelsior
11/22-11/24* – European Christmas Market I – Saint Paul
11/22-11/24* – Sever’s Holiday Light Show I – Shakopee
11/23* – MN Christmas Market at Quincy Hall – Minneapolis
11/23* – MN Made Christmas Market – Alexandria
11/23* – Vergas Small Town Christmas – Vergas
11/23-11/24* – GSR Fine Art Festival – Mankato

11/25-12/1* – Bentleyville Tour of Lights III – Bentleyville
11/25-12/1* – Sever’s Holiday Light Show II – Shakopee
11/26-12/1* (Closed 11/28) – The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights III – Waconia
11/28-11/29* – Old-Fashioned Holiday Bazaar – Saint Paul
11/28-12/1* (Closed 11/28) – Winter Lights at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum III – Chaska
11/28-12/1* (Closed 11/28) – Glow Holiday Festival III – Saint Paul
11/29-12/1* – Holidazzle II – Minneapolis
11/29-12/1* – European Christmas Market II – Saint Paul

DECEMBER

12/1 – Country Lights Festival I – Sartell
12/1* – St. Cloud Lights Festival I – St. Cloud

12/2-12/8* – St. Cloud Lights Festival II – St. Cloud
12/2-12/8* – Country Lights Festival II – Sartell
12/2-12/8* – Bentleyville Tour of Lights IV – Bentleyville
12/2-12/8* (No performance 12/3) – Holiday Music Festival at Mall of America I – Bloomington
12/2-12/8* – Sever’s Holiday Light Show III – Shakopee
12/3-12/8* – The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights IV – Waconia
12/4-12/8* – Winter Lights at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum IV – Chaska
12/5-12/7* – Cathedral Christmas Festival – Saint Paul
12/5-12/8* – Glow Holiday Festival IV – Saint Paul
12/6-12/7* – Afton Village Holiday – Afton
12/6-12/8* – Luverne Winterfest – Luverne
12/6-12/8* – Holidazzle III – Minneapolis
12/6-12/8* – European Christmas Market III – Saint Paul
12/7* – Maker’s Market – St. Cloud
12/7* – Delano Old-Fashioned Christmas – Delano
12/7* – Holiday on Main – Lakeville
12/7* – Weihnachtsfest – Biwabik
12/7* – Stewartville Winterfest – Stewartville
12/7* – Christmas at the Barn – Detroit Lakes
12/7-12/8* – Julmarknad Handcraft Market and Festival – Minneapolis
12/7-12/8* – Christmas in Germany – Saint Paul

12/9-12/10* – St. Cloud Lights Festival III – St. Cloud
12/9-12/15* – Bentleyville Tour of Lights V – Bentleyville
12/9-12/15* – Country Lights Festival III – Sartell
12/9-12/15* (No performance 12/10) – Holiday Music Festival at Mall of America II – Bloomington
12/9-12/15* – Sever’s Holiday Light Show IV – Shakopee
12/10-12/15* – The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights V – Waconia
12/12-12/15* – Winter Lights at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum V – Chaska
12/12-12/15* – Glow Holiday Festival V – Saint Paul
12/13-12/15* – European Christmas Market IV – Saint Paul
12/13-12/15* – Holidazzle IV – Minneapolis

12/16-12/21* (No performance 12/17) – Holiday Music Festival at Mall of America III – Bloomington
12/16-12/22* – Bentleyville Tour of Lights V – Bentleyville
12/16-12/22* – Country Lights Festival IV – Sartell
12/16-12/22* – Sever’s Holiday Light Show V – Shakopee
12/16-12/22* – Winter Lights at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum VI – Chaska
12/16-12/22* – Glow Holiday Festival VI – Saint Paul
12/17-12/22* – The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights VI – Waconia

12/23-12/26* – Bentleyville Tour of Lights VII – Bentleyville
12/23-12/29* – Sever’s Holiday Light Show VI – Shakopee
12/23-12/29* – Country Lights Festival IV – Sartell
12/23-12/29* (Closed 12/24, 12/25) – Winter Lights at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum VII – Chaska
12/23-12/29* (Closed 12/25) – Glow Holiday Festival VII – Saint Paul
12/24-12/29* (Closed 12/24)- The Spirit of Winter: Festival of Lights VII – Waconia

12/30-12/31* – Glow Holiday Festival VIII – Saint Paul
12/30-12/31* – Country Lights Festival V – Sartell
12/30-12/31* – Winter Lights at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum VIII – Chaska
12/30-12/31* – Sever’s Holiday Light Show VII – Shakopee

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